Smart Textiles and Their Applications

Informationen zum Autor Professor Vladan Koncar is head of research at ENSAIT and director of the GEMTEX research laboratory. He has authored more than 200 scientific articles, including journal papers, book chapters and conference proceedings.

Autorentext
Professor Vladan Koncar is head of research at ENSAIT and director of the GEMTEX research laboratory. He has authored more than 200 scientific articles, including journal papers, book chapters and conference proceedings.

Inhalt

1. Introduction to smart textiles and their applications Part I - Smart textiles for medical purposes

2. Smart textiles in health monitoring: an overview **

3. Smart shirt for obstacle avoidance for visually impaired persons

4. Light emitting textiles for a photodynamic therapy

5. Controlled release of active agents from microcapsules embedded in textile structures **

6. Medical back belt with neuromuscular electrical stimulation **

7. Communication protocol for vital signs sensors used for the monitoring of athletes **

8. Shape memory compression system for management of chronic venous disorders

9. Wearable body sensor network for healthcare applications **

10. Bio-inspired control of a multi-fingered robot hand with musculoskeletal system **

11. Psychotextiles and their interaction with the human brain **

12. Fiber-based hybrid structures as scaffolds and implants for regenerative medicine **

13. Implantable medical devices Part II - Smart textiles for transportation and energy **

14. Smart textiles for structural health monitoring of composite structures

15. Carbon fibre sensors embedded in glass fibre-based composites for windmill blades

16. A complex shaped reinforced thermoplastic composite part made of commingled yarns with an integrated sensor **

17. Fibrous sensors to help the monitoring of weaving processes

18. Flexible photovoltaic cells embedded into textile structures

19. Developing thermophysical sensors with textile auxiliary walls

20. Performance of different types of yarn electrodes in Pedot:Pss charge storage devices **

21. Lightguide fibre-based textiles for solar energy collection and propagation Part III - Smart textiles for protection, security, communication and other electronics **

22. Technical textiles for PPE: tendencies and recent developments

23. Wearable technologies for PPE: embedded textile monitoring sensors, power and data transmission, end-life indicators **

24. Electrochromic textile displays for personal communication

25. Textile electronic circuits based on organic fibrous transistors

26. Latest developments in the field of textile antennas

27. The design of smart garments for motion capture and activity classification

28. Highly integrated textile sensorics - conductive fibres and textile-based electro-mechanical sensors